The Pizza Man defends home turf against invaders in American St. Leger win

by Marty McGee 2 years ago

They came from everywhere, and still, they couldn’t catch the Illinois-bred over his home turf at Arlington Park. The Pizza Man, always prominent under Florent Geroux, took the lead from a California invader, then turned back a pair of Europeans to post a 5-1 victory Saturday in the third running of the $400,000 American St. Leger on the Arlington Million undercard.